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RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE
COMPACT REGARDING VARIOUS PROPERTIES OF INTEREST
TO WINTHROP UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY OF ROCK HILL
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University
continues to believe that it is appropriate and necessary for
the University to be an active and constructive participant in
land use planning efforts conducted by its host community; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University
appreciates the willingness of its host community to work in a
cooperative manner to assist in land use planning efforts for
the future needs of the University; and
WHEREAS, the
members of the Board of Trustees have examined the proposed
“Compact regarding various properties of interest
to Winthrop University and the City of Rock Hill” (hereinafter
the “Compact”) and find that its components are appropriate
and acceptable;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of
Winthrop University that the elements of the Compact attached
hereto and incorporated by reference are hereby endorsed; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees
of Winthrop University, that the President of Winthrop
University is hereby authorized to complete final arrangements
related to the Compact and to execute the Compact on behalf of
Winthrop University.
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COMPACT REGARDING VARIOUS PROPERTIES OF INTEREST
TO WINTHROP UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY OF ROCK HILL
This agreement is between the City of
Rock Hill ("the City") and Winthrop University ("the
University,") both of whom are cooperative partners in
long-term community-building and urban redevelopment
activities beneficial to both entities and the public they
serve.
Central to the future development of the University
in geographic directions that will support and augment the
City's economic development goals are certain properties
presently owned by the City, all within an area bounded by
Winthrop University, Cherry Road, Constitution Avenue, and
Stewart Avenue. Concurrently, the City has an interest in
helping to determine the future use of certain properties
presently owned by the University, including several acres of
vacant property bounded by Cherry Road, Richmond Drive, Eden
Terrace and Winthrop Park, as well as a tract on Oakland
Avenue currently occupied by Winthrop Lodge.
Thus, in keeping with their mutual long-term
development goals and strategic cooperative partnerships, the
City and the University agree to the following, which will
assist both entities in their respective mid- and long- term
planning and decision-making:
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That the City agrees to the concept of and agrees to work
toward the goal of conveying to the University all property
that is both within the above described region and presently
owned by the City.
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That such conveyance likely will be incremental in nature,
depending on the duration of the City's need for various
tracts now being used for various purposes. Terms of each
conveyance will be negotiated through various means and
various compensation scenarios and with various timetables
as befit the circumstances surrounding each tract, and the
terms of each conveyance will require the approval of
relevant public bodies to which the City and the University
are respectively accountable.
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That the University and the City agree to collaborate in
planning for the future of two tracts of University-owned
property – approximately 17 acres of vacant property bounded
by Cherry Road, Richmond Drive, Eden Terrace, and Winthrop
Park, as well as a tract on Oakland Avenue currently
occupied by Winthrop Lodge – and to work toward the goal of
possible future conveyances of these tracts to the City if
so indicated by the planning described above.
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That both the City and the University agree to instruct
their respective chief executive officers to keep each other
informed of timetables, plans and needs that would impact on
the ultimate fulfillment of the concept and goal outlined
above.
The above agreement is undertaken
in fulfillment of the higher education mission of Winthrop
University and in fulfillment of the economic/urban core
redevelopment strategies of the City of Rock Hill, both of
which are to the ultimate benefit of the State of South
Carolina and its people.
June 6, 2003
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